Peter Dinklage attends the UK Premiere of “Cyrano” at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square
(Picture: Dave Benett)Donald Trump Jr. has hit out at Peter Dinklage after the Game Of Thrones actor slammed the Snow White remake as “f***ing backwards”.
Bizarrely the American political activist branded Dinklage’s criticism of Disney as “so ridiculous” when he waded into the row in a Twitter outburst.
Alongside an article discussing the criticism, he tweeted: “LOL… this is getting so ridiculous. Also, it seems he was fine with the dwarf jokes in GOT.
LOL… this is getting so ridiculous.
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) January 25, 2022
Also, it seems he was fine with the dwarf jokes in GOT. I guess it’s all good as long as you’re getting paid?
Disney consulting gig coming Spring 2022. https://t.co/jIhWUobtNV
“I guess it’s all good as long as you’re getting paid? Disney consulting gig coming Spring 2022.”
It comes after Disney said it is “consulting with members of the dwarfism community” on the new live-action Snow White film following criticism by actor Dinklage.
The company said it was taking guidance in order to “avoid reinforcing stereotypes from the original animated film”.
The Game of Thrones star previously commented on the “hypocrisy” of the “progressive” entertainment industry with regard to certain projects.
“To avoid reinforcing stereotypes from the original animated film, we are taking a different approach with these seven characters and have been consulting with members of the dwarfism community,” a spokesperson for Disney said. “We look forward to sharing more as the film heads into production.”
During an interview on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, Dinklage said he had been “a little taken aback” by the decision to make the film.
“They were very proud to cast a Latino actress as Snow White, but you’re still telling the story of Snow White And The Seven Dwarves,” he said. “They were so proud of that, and all love and respect to the actress and the people who thought they were doing the right thing but I’m just like ‘what are you doing?’
“Take a step back and look at what you’re doing there.”
He added: “You can be progressive in one way but you’re still making that f***ing backwards story of the seven dwarves living in the cave.”
